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【题目】 Twelve animal head statues(生肖兽首雕像) are well-known treasures from Yuanmingyuan, or the Old Summer Palace. After Anglo-French troops(英法联军) broke into the old Summer Palace in 1860, a large number of national treasures, including the 12 animal head statues, were taken away.

On November 13th, 2019, a red bronze(铜) horse-head statue returned to Beijing. It was donated by Macao collector Stanley Ho and handed over to the National Cultural Heritage Administration(国家文物局) in Beijing.

“The broken link(链接) of history memory is connected again in this way,” Liu Yuzhu, director of the NCHA, told China Daily when she was in an interview.

“The return of the heritage(文物) holds the Chinese’s collective emotion(集体情感). People’s cultural confidence can be strengthened. It will also encourage more compatriots (同胞), both at home and abroad, to better protect the cultural heritage of our country.”

In the past 70 years, the Chinese government and many compatriots have made a great contribution to getting back lost Chinese heritage from foreign countries. Because of their hard work, the horse statue is the seventh of the 12 animal statues to be returned from other countries. Now the search is on for the remaining five: a dog, a rooster, a dragon, a sheep and a snake.

【1】When were the 12 animal head statues taken away from Yuanmingyuan?

【2】Who donated the red bronze horse-head statue to China last year?

【3】What does Liu Yuzhu do?

【4】How many animal head statues have returned to China?

【5】Why do so many compatriots try to get back lost Chinese heritage?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】In 1860.

【2】(Macao collector) Stanley Ho

【3】Director of the NCHA.

【4】Seven.

【5】Because it holds the Chinese’s collective emotion./ Because people’s cultural confidence can be strengthened./ To better protect them.

【解析】

本文讲述了十二个生肖兽首雕像是众所周知的宝物。刘玉柱曾经接受采访时说过，文物的回归，可以增强人们的文化自信。它还将鼓励国内外更多的同胞，为了更好地保护我国的文化遗产。由于他们的努力工作，马雕像是从其他国家归还的12个动物雕像中的第七个。现在剩下的五只，一只狗、一只公鸡、一条龙、一只羊和一条蛇正在被搜寻。

【1】句意：圆明园的12个动物头像是什么时候被拿走的?

根据“ After Anglo-French troops(英法联军) broke into the old Summer Palace in 1860”在1860年，英法联军闯入圆明园，大量的国宝，包括12个动物头部雕像带走了。故答案为In 1860.

【2】句意：去年是谁向中国捐赠了这尊红色青铜马头雕像?

根据“It was donated by Macao collector Stanley Ho and handed over to the National Cultural Heritage Administration(国家文物局) in Beijing.”它是由澳门何鸿燊(Stanley Ho)和捐赠交给国家文物局在北京。故答案为(Macao collector) Stanley Ho.

【3】句意：刘玉柱是做什么的?

根据“Liu Yuzhu, director of the NCHA, told China Daily when she was in an interview.”可知是主任，故答案为Director of the NCHA.

【4】句意：有多少动物头像回到了中国?

根据“Because of their hard work, the horse statue is the seventh of the 12 animal statues to be returned from other countries. ”由于他们的努力工作，马雕像是从其他国家归还的12个动物雕像中的第七个，故答案为Seven.

【5】句意：为什么这么多的同胞想要找回失去的中国遗产?

本题是开放性试题，主要是保护文物，民族精神。故答案为Because it holds the Chinese’s collective emotion./ Because people’s cultural confidence can be strengthened./ To better protect them.